somewhat often used word (#1016)
Translation
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1.grandmother, grandmamma, grandma, granny
grandmother
Also: grandmamma, grandma, granny
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Ба́бушка пошла́ на ры́нок купи́ть еду для всей семьи. Grandma went to the market to buy food for the family.
- Мое́й ба́бушке семьдесят пять лет. My grandma is 75 years old.
- Моя́ ба́бушка была́ больна́ уже неде́лю, когда я навести́л её. My grandmother had been sick for a week when I visited her.
- Же́нщина, что сиди́т на дива́не, - моя́ ба́бушка. The woman who is sitting on the sofa is my grandmother.
- Моя́ ба́бушка в 82 года всё ещё полна́ эне́ргии. My grandmother is still vigorous at 82 years old.
- Моя́ ба́бушка говори́ла, что доживёт до ста лет, но у́мерла в во́зрасте восьмидесяти пяти. My grandmother used to say that she would live to be a hundred, but she died at the age of 85.
- Её ба́бушка дожила́ до восьмидесяти восьми лет. Her grandmother lived to be 88 years old.
- Мэри - ба́бушка Тома. Mary is Tom's grandmother.
- Моя́ ба́бушка боле́ла уже неде́лю, когда я навести́л её. My grandmother had been sick for a week when I visited her.
- Де́вочку назва́ли Софьей в честь ба́бушки. The child was named Sophia after her grandmother.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | ба́бушка | ба́бушки |
| gen. genitive | ба́бушки | ба́бушек |
| dat. dative | ба́бушке | ба́бушкам |
| acc. accusative | ба́бушку | ба́бушек |
| inst. instrumental |
ба́бушкой ба́бушкою |
ба́бушками |
| prep. prepositional | ба́бушке | ба́бушках |
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